Celtic make enquiry for Wolves striker Griffiths as Lennon looks to bolster attack

Celtic have launched a further enquiry over the availability of Wolves striker Leigh Griffiths.

Sportsmail revealed the Parkhead club’s interest in the 23-year-old at the beginning of the transfer window, and Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has opened the door to a £1million move after placing a call to Molineux counterpart Jez Moxey.

Celtic have made no formal offer for the former Hibs striker, last season’s PFA Scotland young player of the year.

Wolves manager Kenny Jackett also insists he is not pushing his top scorer out of the door, but hopes to secure Coventry’s Leon Clarke as a replacement before selling.

Neil Lennon will assess all his options before committing to Griffiths, who last week claimed it would be ‘an honour’ to play for the Scottish champions.

Those comments upset his manager, who has included the striker in his squad for this weekend’s clash with Bristol City.

‘I have chatted to Leigh and the nature of the conversation will remain private,’ said Jackett. ‘He has expressed quite a strong interest in Celtic generally. I have talked to him but there is no great problem there.

‘I want to build up a good strong group of strikers if I can and, if you are going to be a successful club over a number of years, that is what you need. I don’t want to get short in that department.’

Up for it: Griffiths has claimed it would be an 'honour' to play for the Scottish Premier League champions

Decisions: Neil Lennon (above) will assess other options before making a move for Griffiths

Lennon watched Charlton’s Yann Kermorgant score twice against Oxford in an FA Cup tie on Tuesday night but senior Celtic sources have denied reports from the Middle East that they are on the verge of signing Hapoel Tel Aviv forward Omer Damari.

Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot claimed Celtic had entered talks to buy 24-year-old Damari, the Israeli league’s top scorer and a former target in the summer of 2011.

The article quoted a source at Hapoel saying: ‘Celtic seem very interested. We’ re expecting another offer, probably from France and then we’ll decide what to do.’

Young Celtic full-back Darnell Fisher, meanwhile, is poised for a run in the team after Welsh international Adam Matthews was ruled out for three weeks.

Matthews has sustained a calf injury, while Swedish international Mikael Lustig is undergoing lengthy rehabilitation following a hip injury.

Lennon told the club website: ‘Adam is going to be two or three weeks with a calf strain and that’s a huge blow for us with Mikael being out, but we just need to keep Darnell fit as he’s an able deputy.’